Nearly 200 Wisconsin Cops Fired From Past Law Enforcement Jobs Still Work As Police
In its report, the Center received data showing that more than 1,000 state officers had been fired or resigned before termination over the five-year period since the state started tracking this data around in 2017. This means roughly 20 percent of those officers have maintained careers in the service despite their past transgressions. Wisconsin Watch reporter Peter Cameron, who also serves as managing editor of the nonprofit investigative outlet The Badger Project, found one listed officer who was accused of engaging in multiple drunken bar fights and another who allegedly sent “lewd” photos to a female officer on multiple occasions....